“Saul, Saul,
why are you persecuting me?”
On his way to Damascus,
to capture and afterwards, kill more Christian followers and bring back to
Jerusalem in chains, a light from the sky suddenly flashed around him. He fell to the ground and heard a voice
asking him why he is persecuting Christians, which in effect, he is persecuting
the owner of the voice. He could not see
anything and just asked the help of his companions. They went to Damascus
Ananias the disciple then came to see
him. He was baptized and was able to see
again. Saul, who was renamed Paul, was
chosen by the Lord to be an instrument to carry His name before the Gentiles
(non-Jews), kings and Israelites alike.
He readily accepted Jesus and took the challenge of suffering, not
against Him, but rather in His name.
And today, we continue to persecute
Him. We continue to sin against our
being, against our belief and against our Lord.
And as we are blinded by the sins of this world, do we rather continue
to walk in darkness? Or are we willing
to accept the call of Jesus to spread the good news of salvation?
Each of us has been called by God to go
forth and proclaim the message of the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all creatures. He calls man to seek Him, to
know Him, to love Him with all his strength. He calls together all men,
scattered and divided by sin, into the unity of his family, the Church.
You may now be blinded by your sins so you
fail to see this eternal truth. Let Him
open your eyes and show you the joy of being with Him. Let Him strengthen you as together, we
proclaim the good news to every creature of this world.
Let us pray +
Almighty Father, by the preaching of Your
apostle Paul You have caused the light of the Gospel to shine throughout the
world. Grant, we pray, that we have the
courage to proclaim to the world Your love and Your promise of salvation. Amen +
Go out to all the world and tell the Good News.
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